N511EH
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
2 reports on file, 1999-07-11 – 2009-05-26.
Part: TRANSMISSION — OVERSERVICED (MAIN ROTOR)
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NOTICED A HIGH MAIN TRANSMISSION TEMPERTURE. AT THAT TIME MY PASSANGER IN THE BACK SEAT INFORMED ME THAT HE COULD DETECT A BURNED OIL ODOR. TURNED THE ACFT AROUND AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MX DRAINED A LITTLE MORE THE A QUART FROM THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO OVER SERVICE. TOOK OFF FOR A MX TEST FLIGHT AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED.
Part: LINE — FAILED (ENGINE OIL)
ON LANDING APPROACH, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, N1 BEGAN RISING. THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO FLIGHT IDLE. JUST BEFORE LANDING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING. NO OIL COULD BE SEEN IN SIGHT GLASS. OIL WAS EVIDENT AROUND ENGINE AND ON DECK. OIL LINE RUNNING UNDER ENGINE FROM FUEL OIL HEATER TO COOLER WAS FOUND BENT AND BLOWN OUT OF FITTING. SUSPECT HIGH OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. INCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION.